News updates: Tamil actor Ajith escapes unhurt after racing car crash in Dubai

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8:30 PM

SC collegium recommends Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran as Supreme Court judge

8:05 PM

At least 126 dead, 188 injured in 6.8-magnitude quake in southern Tibet, Chinese state-run agency Xinhua says.

7:30 PM

Tamil actor Ajith escapes unhurt after racing car crash in Dubai

Actor and motorsport racer Ajith Kumar escaped unscathed from a car crash during a training session in Dubai on January 7, 2025. In a video shared by Ajith's official racing team, Ajith's car is seen colliding with the guardrails of a wall and spinning out on the race track.

7:24 PM

Goa signs MoU with Harvard University to launch programs for students of govt schools

4:55 PM

SC to examine age bar in India's surrogacy laws

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine on February 11 issues over the age bar for surrogate mothers and others under the laws. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, which heard about 15 petitions challenging certain provisions of the Surrogacy Regulation Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, asked the Centre to file its written submissions in the case.

4:52 PM

Will you continue to trouble public with backbreaking inflation?: Cong chief Kharge to PM Modi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday as he targeted the Modi government over inflation and asked when will it be reduced. "Narendra Modi ji, is there any plan to increase public savings in the budget, or will you continue to trouble the public with backbreaking inflation," Kharge asked in a post in Hindi on X. Kharge said that over the past six months, prices of essential medicines and everyday items like oil, tea, coffee, biscuits, soap, etc, have gone up.

4:28 PM

SC directs immediate filling of posts in central, state information bodies

The top court today took a dim view of the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions while directing the Centre to immediately fill posts. Asking for an expeditious selection of information commissioners in the CIC, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told Centre, "These posts need to be filled at the earliest otherwise what is the use of having the institution, if we don't have people working?" The bench criticised the appointments being made only from a particular category of candidates in the CIC and SICs, and mulled taking a judicial note on the presence of bureaucrats, and not people from all walks of life, in these commissions.

4:07 PM

News update: GDP estimated to grow at 6.4% in 2024-25 compared to 8.2% in 2023-24, govt data says

3:21 PM

Political parties should maintain decorum during polls, EC to ensure fair play: CEC Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has asked political parties to maintain decorum during elections and said the Election Commission would conduct checks to ensure free and fair polls. Kumar was addressing a press conference to announce the schedule for the assembly polls in Delhi.

2:53 PM

News update: Last day of nominations for Delhi Assembly polls on Jan 17, says ECI

2:49 PM

News update: Delhi Assembly polls results to be announced on Feb 8, says EC

2:43 PM

News update: Courts have ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

2:37 PM

News update: Questioning EVMs' legitimacy bid to derail polls, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

2:32 PM

Allegations of EVM tampering totally baseless, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

EVMs are commissioned only 7-8 days before polling day, candidates are kept informed through their agents at every step, says CEC Rajiv Kumar.

2:31 PM

News update: Responses to charges on voter list manipulation provided in written and in-person, says ECI

2:26 PM

Due process followed in deletions or additions to voter lists, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

"Due process has been followed rigorously in deletions or additions to voter lists. There is no no room for any manipulation," CEC Rajiv Kumar said in the press conference today.

2:22 PM

News update: It is our duty to clear all doubts, says CEC Kumar on allegations of poll process manipulation

2:18 PM

Election process deep rooted and fair, say CEC Rajiv Kumar

Canards being spread about wrongful additions or deletions in electoral rolls to target particular groups, says CEC Rajiv Kumar. 

2:11 PM

News update: India will soon have new record of one billion-plus voters, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

2:09 PM

News update: Lok Sabha polls saw highest number of voters globally, a record of 672 million voters, says ECI

2:03 PM

News updates: Delhi Assembly elections schedule to be announced shortly

CEC Rajiv Kumar along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu will announce the schedule of Delhi Assembly polls.

1:51 PM

Rail minister visits New Delhi station to rally support for BJP

Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday visited the New Delhi railway station to rally support for the BJP ahead of the expected announcement of the schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections. He interacted with autorickshaw drivers and coolies, listened to their grievances and promised solutions to improve their working conditions.

12:54 PM

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Asaram in 2013 rape case

The top court has directed the self-styled godman Asaram to not meet his followers after his release on interim bail.

12:51 PM

Obscene remarks case: Kerala police records actress Honey Rose's statement

Kerala police have recorded the statement of Malayalam actress Honey Rose in connection with her recent complaint against the alleged obscene remarks on her social media page. "We have intensified our investigation. Many of those who posted such remarks have deleted them. Efforts are on to retrieve such posts and identify the accused," a police officer said.

12:07 PM

Supreme Court to hear pleas against invalidation of jobs in West Bengal school jobs row

The top court will hear pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal on January 15. Taking note of the submissions of lawyers, the CJI said the matter will be heard by a two-judge bench comprising him and Justice Kumar at 2 pm on January 15.

11:58 AM

Allu Arjun visits injured boy in hospital

Actor Allu Arjun on Tuesday visited the boy, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital here after suffering serious injury in a stampede at the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2. Earlier, Arjun was scheduled to visit the hospital on January 5 but the plan was cancelled.

11:15 AM

News update: Telangana HC refuses to quash FIR against BRS leader KT Rama Rao in Formula E race case

10:47 AM

Army personnel engaged in rescuing workers trapped in Assam coal mine

A relief task force of Army personnel with specialists such as divers and sappers, equipped with essential tools,  have been engaged to rescue the nine labourers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district. 

10:18 AM

32 dead, 38 injured after 6.8-magnitude quake hits Tibet

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck and jolted the city of Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China on Tuesday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 38, according to reports from state media. The quake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China at 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time),

10:03 AM

Rescue ops on for 2nd day to save girl who fell into borewell

The incident took place at around 6.30 am on Monday at Kanderai village in Bhuj taluka of the district. The teenager was stuck at a depth of 490 feet in the 540-foot-deep borewell, they said. "Rescue efforts continued through the night, and we have not met with success so far. The girl is not showing any movement, but we are continuously supplying her with oxygen and making all efforts to bring her out," Kutch Collector Amit Arora said.